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Tithoes (also Tutu ) is an ancient Egyptian sun and creation god who has only been documented since the late period . His name was written with the determinative of a foreign god. In the Book of Sothis , Tithoes was anachronistically named "demigod" who "ruled for 108 years" before the first earthly kings.
Mythological meaning
In the late period, Tithoes initially acted as a protective deity for tombs, which, however, soon expanded to include everyday life: he guarded sleep, drove away bad dreams and removed dangers. Tithoes is considered to be the son of Neith , the goddess Tanetpaschai (" Those belonging to fate ") was added to him as his wife .
In Greco-Roman times , his birthday was celebrated on the 14th of Thoth , in addition to the "Festival of Neith with their son Tithoes" on the 10th of Hathyr . The Roman Emperor Domitian was in the oasis in the first century. Chr. In honor of Tithoes his only temple Dakhla build west of Ismant el-Charab in ancient Kellis. There were also many votive steles donated to him, as well as Roman coins with his image; for example, in Kalabsha there are reliefs showing tithoes.
presentation
Like many late deities, Tithoes is composed of various individual elements and characteristics. For example, he was represented iconographically with a Nemes headscarf and crown of deeds as the god of creation, with the crown of deeds sitting on a small Beskopf , which in turn was attached to the crown of Tithoes.
Further appearance attributes with a lion's body and human head followed later. In addition, wings, a crocodile body and a snake tail were added in connection with its functions. The Atef crown symbolized "knocking down the enemy". In addition, there were also anthropomorphic representations in which he appears either with a human head or a lion head.
See also
literature
- Christian Leitz u. a .: LGG, vol. 1: A - i (series of publications: Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta 110) . Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1146-8 , p. 380.
- Gabriele Höber-Kamel (Ed.): Kemet 1/2003: Egypt in Roman times . Kemet Verlag, 2002, ISSN 0943-5972 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerald P. Verbrugghe, John M. Wickersham: Berossos and Manetho, introduced and translated. Native traditions in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt . University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor (Michigan) 2000, ISBN 0-472-08687-1 , p. 177.